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		<title>Recipe: Olive Oil Granola with Dried Apricots &amp; Pistachios</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2010/01/23/recipe-olive-oil-granola-with-dried-apricots-pistachios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like it&#8217;s part of my duty to pass along successful recipes when I find them, and I recently loved this Olive Oil Granola with Dried Apricots &#38; Pistachios from the New York Times. Didn&#8217;t change a thing, and it turned out beautifully!
Get the recipe here &#8212; and the original article here!
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		<title>Rave: Seppeltsfield Fortifieds &amp; Paramount Collection</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2010/01/20/rave-seppeltsfield-fortifieds-paramount/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Kilikanoon winery and lunch with CEO Nathan Waks. At the end of the lunch, Nathan pulled out a sort of briefcase with samples (in uber-cool vintage bottles) of Seppeltsfield fortified wines. Waks is also one of the owners of Seppeltsfield, a Barossa-based winery steeped in Aussie history and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Rave: Monte Volpe 2005 Sangiovese</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2010/01/02/random-rave-monte-volpe-2005-sangiovese/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wineskinny.com/2010/01/02/random-rave-monte-volpe-2005-sangiovese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things about traveling to wine regions are those random wine treasures &#8212; wines I would have never had the opportunity to taste if I hadn&#8217;t happened to pull into that particular parking lot to check my driving directions, noticed there was a tasting room tucked in the corner of the building, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rant/Rave: Great wine, horrible dinner.</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/11/25/rantrave-great-wine-horrible-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only highlight of a singularly bad, and not inexpensive, dinner at the recently opened III Forks steakhouse in Houston was the wine. (Well, the room is pretty&#8230;) I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I say that the lobster bisque was the worst, pasty, floury, goop in the history of lobster bisques, all starters and sides were cold and/or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rave: Alto Adige Moscato Rosa</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/11/04/rave-alto-adige-moscato-rosa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my (many) &#8220;new favorite things&#8221; from recent visit to Italy&#8217;s Alto Adige region was Moscato Rosa. I&#8217;d never heard of it before this trip, and, frankly, specific answers were hard to come by. Some said Moscato Rosa was an entirely different grape from the two usual suspects: Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains and Muscat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calera &#8216;91 Chardonnay Mt. Harlan &#8212; Are You Kidding Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/10/13/calera-91-chardonnay-mt-harlan-are-you-kidding-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230; anyone who reads this site knows that I&#8217;m a Calera fan. No point in trying to be coy at this point. And I recently tasted a batch of current releases that I&#8217;m going to rave about shortly. (As an aside, I actually did taste the new Calera Pinots blind, in a mix with other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Rave: Felines Jourdan 2007 Picpoul de Pinet</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/10/01/random-rave-felines-jourdan-2007-picpoul-pinet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a combination of the efforts of a diligent PR rep (thanks Thea!) as well as a couple of happy coincidence moments, I&#8217;ve tasted a handful of Picpoul de Pinets lately.
Pic what, you say? Picpoul de Pinet. PICK-pool de pin-AYE. (I&#8217;ve never been too great at that phonetic spelling business, but I think that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last of the Summer Refreshers&#8230; Big Reds for Fall!</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/09/07/last-of-summer-refreshers-big-reds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Labor Day to all! Since this day unofficially marks the end of summer, I thought I&#8217;d offer up a few summer refreshers as well as some luscious reds to get you ready for fall. Enjoy!
WHITE
Broadbent NV Vinho Verde ($11). Easy drinking, juicy peach and citrus flavors, with a clean, refreshing, lightly mineral-laced finish. Ready to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday weekend joy for all!</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/09/04/holiday-weekend-joy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t particularly wine related, but, to quote someone who completely entertains me, it gives me &#8220;a ridiculous amount of joy&#8221; &#8212; enjoy!

Thanks Marcy (who rocks her own special tune at the Houston Wine Merchant). Hey, this is wine related!
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		<title>Tree Hugger: Ad Lib Unoaked Chardonnay</title>
		<link>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/08/24/tree-hugger-ad-lib-unoaked-chardonnay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wineskinny.com/2009/08/24/tree-hugger-ad-lib-unoaked-chardonnay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this refreshing, unoaked Chardonnay to see you through the end of this long, hot summer. It&#8217;s a great patio wine all on its own, but also matches nicely with seasonal fare like cold seafood salads, grilled prawns and picnic-style deviled chicken.
Ad Lib 2008 Chardonnay Margaret River Tree Hugger ($17). Fresh and easy to [...]]]></description>
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